What are the different types of genres? Some people may argue Young Adult lit is a genre, and while it does encompass an age group, but YA lit spans many genres. Young-adult fiction, Wikipedia
In case you're curious about what is in a different genre, here are some quick explanations, with a title that falls in. Horror
Want a book that chills, thrills, and causes your heart to race and jump at shadows? Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause
Science Fiction/Fantasy
Books that clearly deal with subject matter not of this earth. Think werewolves, fairies, trolls, dragons, and other things that go bump in the night. And robots. And time travel machines. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Humor
Humorous books make you laugh at the bizarre inanities of life. No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman.
Realistic Books about ordinary kids in either ordinary and extraordinary circumstances. Spud by John van de Ruit
ChickLit
Clearly pandering to the female crowd, these books tackle the concerns of being female. Vegan Virgin Valentine by Carolyn Mackler
Mystery
Want to figure out whodunit? Or why? Be the detective when reading a mystery! King Dork by Frank Portman
Graphic Novels
Graphic novels are that: graphic. Instead of relying on just words to relay the story, artists and authors construct a story with images and text. Graphic novels cover a whole range of dramas, such as a memoir (Like Persepolis) to dark fantasy/humor/cyberpunk (like Transmetropolitan). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
Historical Fiction
Immerse yourself in the past, and experience history through the characters. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
School and Sports
A genre that devotes itself solely to books about school, books about sports, and books about school sports. The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
Romance
Kissing, unrequited love, first kisses, dating, and crushes. I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
Techno-thrillers
Actually a hybrid of genres, techno-thrillers draw upon spy novels, war novels, and science fiction, with a lot of technical jargon. These are anything but boring! (ref.) Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Social Issues Oh wow. Social issues are books that focus on, you got it, social issues. Think of books that deal with heavy subjects, teen pregnancy, suicide, depression, death, dating, rape, homosexuality, running away, homelessness, drugs, abuse, sexual abuse, family, and oh yeah. Being a teen. Slam by Nick Hornby
What are the different types of genres? Some people may argue Young Adult lit is a genre, and while it does encompass an age group, but YA lit spans many genres. Young-adult fiction, Wikipedia
In case you're curious about what is in a different genre, here are some quick explanations, with a title that falls in.
Horror
Want a book that chills, thrills, and causes your heart to race and jump at shadows?
Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause
Science Fiction/Fantasy
Books that clearly deal with subject matter not of this earth. Think werewolves, fairies, trolls, dragons, and other things that go bump in the night. And robots. And time travel machines.
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Humor
Humorous books make you laugh at the bizarre inanities of life.
No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman.
Realistic Books about ordinary kids in either ordinary and extraordinary circumstances.
Spud by John van de Ruit
ChickLit
Clearly pandering to the female crowd, these books tackle the concerns of being female.
Vegan Virgin Valentine by Carolyn Mackler
Mystery
Want to figure out whodunit? Or why? Be the detective when reading a mystery!
King Dork by Frank Portman
Graphic Novels
Graphic novels are that: graphic. Instead of relying on just words to relay the story, artists and authors construct a story with images and text. Graphic novels cover a whole range of dramas, such as a memoir (Like Persepolis) to dark fantasy/humor/cyberpunk (like Transmetropolitan).
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
Historical Fiction
Immerse yourself in the past, and experience history through the characters.
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
School and Sports
A genre that devotes itself solely to books about school, books about sports, and books about school sports.
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
Romance
Kissing, unrequited love, first kisses, dating, and crushes.
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
Techno-thrillers
Actually a hybrid of genres, techno-thrillers draw upon spy novels, war novels, and science fiction, with a lot of technical jargon. These are anything but boring! (ref.)
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Social Issues Oh wow. Social issues are books that focus on, you got it, social issues. Think of books that deal with heavy subjects, teen pregnancy, suicide, depression, death, dating, rape, homosexuality, running away, homelessness, drugs, abuse, sexual abuse, family, and oh yeah. Being a teen.
Slam by Nick Hornby